| Date: |
Received Date: Dec. 6, 2012;
Recorded Date: Dec. 6, 2012;
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| Campaign Id: | 12V563000 |
| Recalled Vehicles: |
2012 Land Rover Evoque,
2012 Land Rover LR2
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| Component: | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper.
Manufactured by: Jaguar Land Rover North America, Llc
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| Affected Vehicles: | 70
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| Recall Summary: |
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2012 lr2 and range rover evoque vehicles manufactured on June 11, 2012. The rear brake caliper retaining bolts may be insufficiently torqued.
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| Consequence: |
Insufficiently torqued brake caliper bolts may result in the brake caliper detaching. A detached brake caliper may lead to a loss of brake function. Additonally, the caliper may strike a wheel resulting in the sudden deflation of a tire. Either situation may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
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| How to Fix: |
Jaguar Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the rear brake caliper retaining bolts, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on, or before, January 18, 2013. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover at 1-800-452-4827.
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| Recall Notes: |
Land rover's campaign recall number is p029. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www. Safercar. Gov.
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